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Ok, being a newbie to the sport it's good to know these things.
Agree on the volunteer comment, however is the issue lack of volunteers or is it that the event isn't making the organisers enough money? I imagine the issue with volunteers in Busso would be seeing it is 2 hours from Perth and then paying for accommodation on top of traveling to help out would be a deterrent to many.

Peter, this was more than just that it felt like. I have done hard interval sessions on consecutive days and never experienced anything like this. Any other time competitive juices flow and I can usually keep pace with the riders around me at 2-2.4 w/kg for a significant amount of time, but tonight I was toast from the drop of the gate.

This one is more of a question to all out there around training -
On Monday night I did Tour of Watopia Stage 1 felt good all the way was able to average 2.2 w/kg over the 52 minute event. Now to tonight for Stage 2 i could barely maintain 1.9 w/kg over the 1:08 event. It literally felt like I was trying to ride in cement the whole time.
I have a dumb smart trainer, so no erg mode or controlling from zwift, so basically a flat ride with no resistance change other than me going up and down in gears. checked the trainer and the rugrats haven't messed with it at all.
So my question is, has anyone experienced this before where they are just gassed from the start for no apparent reason at all?

I'm following Cashie.
Poor bloke had a rough start to it all, after 250k on day 1 returned to Perth with bad gastro. After a day and a bit felt better to try again, returned to the spot where he stopped and kept going.

Seeing I am still harbouring wishes to do Busso in May thought it was a good day to attempt a 'long' run.
Did my first ever 10k run this morning. Was feeling it throughout the day but not too bad this evening. Proof will tell tomorrow morning me thinks....

@IronmanFoz - Unfortunately it is the only session i am doing in the day so can't pin it on workload. Not sure if hydration is the issue as i do drink a minimum of 2L combination of water and green tea throughout the day. Plus my water bottle while swimming has Hydralite tabs in there too.
@monkie - Have used BioCeuticals Ultra Muscleze Magnesium Powder previously so might have to get some more again. I have only just got back to swimming after a decent layoff so hopefully muscle memory will kick in and ease the pain.

Wondering if anyone else has/is experiencing this and might know of a solution.
I have ongoing issues with cramping in my feet and calves while swimming. It seems to come on the harder/faster I try to swim. Monday night I managed to swim 1900m (broken up, not continuous) at a steady pace and only experienced mild cramping in my feet towards the end of my session. Last night after a 300m warm up I went in to 4 x hard 100’s followed by 3 x 200’s (100 easy, 50 mild and 50 hard). Bang went the feet and calves on the second 200 during the hard phase. Finished the session using a pull buoy but still experienced intermittent cramping with complete seizure at the end, and have the sorest claves today due to the cramping.
I seems to stem from the pointing of my toes as even day to day I can be sitting down and point my toes and the arch of my foot will cramp from time to time.
I know cramping is a relatively unknown since but does anyone know what may be the cause of this as it feels like it is more muscle related?

What a day, might not seem much to some but I am knackered.
Woke up and did 6k run. Got home loaded the family in the car to head to the beach and did 1200m swim. Came home fed the beasts then did an hour on the bike.
Basically did 1/3 of a 70.3 over the time it will hopefully take me to do the full distance 😝